Campbell was born in Chislehurst, Kent, England, in 1885. During his racing career, Campbell set nine land speed records including five at Daytona Beach. In 1935, he achieved the first official speed of over 300 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

A versatile driver, he also set four water speed records in the 1930s. In 1931, King George V of England knighted Campbell upon his return to London from Daytona after setting one of his many land speed records.

3 thoughts on “Sir Malcolm Campbell”

The aspect of knighting someone always confused me. I feel like something heroic must be done in order to attain the title ‘knight.’ There’s no question this was a great accomplishment that should be included in history, but I’m not sure the title of ‘knight’ is quite necessary

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